2016 Olympics: Rio Summer TV Schedule, Live Stream and Monday Predictions
There will be medals up for grabs in eight different events at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Monday, with the men's teams fighting it out for gold in gymnastics and the women's rugby sevens tournament coming to a conclusion.
Four finals are set to take place in swimming, as the medals are decided in the women's and men's 100-metre backstroke, the women's 100-metre breaststroke and the men's 200-metre freestyle at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Meanwhile, Olympic champions will also be crowned in fencing, diving, judo, shooting and weightlifting.
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Here is the full schedule for Monday's finals:
| Diving | ||
| Men's Synchronised 10-metre Platform Final | 8 p.m./3 p.m. | |
| Fencing | ||
| Women's Sabre Individual Gold Medal Bout | 9:45 p.m./4:45 p.m. | |
| Gymnastics | ||
| Men's Team Final | 8 p.m./3 p.m. | |
| Judo | ||
| Women U57 kg Final - Gold Medal Contest | 9 p.m./4 p.m. | |
| Men U73 kg Final - Gold Medal Contest | 9:20 p.m./4:20 p.m. | |
| Rugby Sevens | ||
| Women's Gold Medal Match | 11 p.m./6 p.m. | |
| Shooting | ||
| 10-metre Air Rifle Men's Finals | 4 p.m./11 a.m. | |
| Trap Men's Gold Medal Match | 7:45 p.m./2:45 p.m. | |
| Swimming | ||
| Men's 200-metre Freestyle Final | 2:21 a.m./9:21 p.m. | |
| Women's 100-metre Backstroke Final | 2:30 a.m./9:30 p.m | |
| Men's 100-metre Backstroke Final | 2:38 a.m./9:38 p.m. | |
| Women's 100-metre Breaststroke Final | 2:54 a.m./9:54 p.m. | |
| Weightlifting | ||
| Women's 58kg Group A | 7:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. | |
| Men's 62kg Group A | 11 p.m./6 p.m. |
For a full schedule, visit the official website for Rio 2016. All events can be live-streamed in the UK via BBC iPlayer and in the U.S. on NBC.
The gymnastics men's team final is set to be one of the highlights on the third day of proper action in Brazil.
Defending champions China came through qualification in the No. 1 spot, while the silver medallists from 2012, Japan, were surprisingly beaten into fourth by the United States and Russia, with Great Britain fifth.
Hosts Brazil, Ukraine and Germany will make up the eight teams in the final, but BBC pundit Dan Keatings expects Japan and China to fight it out for gold, with the bronze medal up for grabs to the rest, via Simon Briggs of the Telegraph: "China lost the world championships to Japan last year for the first time [after six straight wins], and I think those two will battle for gold and silver, leaving [Great Britain] to fight it out for bronze with Russia and the USA."
| Final | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
| Gymnastics Men's Team Final | China | Japan | USA |
| Men's 200m Freestyle | Sun Yang (CHN) | Paul Biedermann (GER) | James Guy (GBR) |
| Women's Rugby Sevens | Australia | Great Britain | New Zealand |
Louis Smith and Max Whitlock were part of the Great Britain outfit that took bronze in London four years ago, and they will look to repeat the trick again in Rio.
The Aquatics Stadium will also take much of the focus on Monday with swimming and diving medals to be won.
Following on from claiming a bronze medal in 2012 in the 10-metre platform, Tom Daley is aiming to win gold in Rio and will compete with partner Dan Goodfellow, 19, in the 10-metre synchronised diving final.
China are the dominant force in diving, but Daley, 22, has huge confidence ahead of his first appearance at this year's Games, per Team GB:
"I'm going into these Olympic Games for a gold medal. I'm going in with the mentality that the Chinese have to beat me; I don't have to beat them. ...
Going into these Olympic Games, I feel like I'm at my most consistent, I feel ready physically, psychologically, everything, so I'm really excited for the Games to start because I'm ready to give the Chinese a run for their money.
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Team USA also have some big guns appearing in the pool as the swimming continues apace.
The remarkable Michael Phelps added a 19th gold medal to his career haul on Sunday, as his immense second leg saw the USA on their way to victory in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.
The 31-year-old gets his individual 2016 campaign going on Monday, as he looks to make the final of the 200 butterfly.
Meanwhile Missy Franklin—quadruple gold-medal winner at London 2012—will be in action in the women's 200 freestyle, as will Katie Ledecky, who smashed her own world record to win gold in the 400 freestyle on Sunday.
History will be made on Monday in Rio, as the first-ever medals are handed out for rugby sevens.
The women's tournament has reached the last-four stage, with Australia set to take on Canada and New Zealand facing Great Britain in the semi-finals.
All four are top-quality sides, and it should be a brilliant final no matter which outfits make it through to battle for gold.
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